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5 ‘Hidden Gem’ Palliative Care News Stories in 2024

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Palliative care providers have explored diverse routes to improve quality and access to their services in 2024. Below are five under-the-radar stories that, while important, didnt make our most read this year. SMI patients with serious physical illnesses often have less access to appropriate medical care and mental health services.

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Medicaid Health Plans Failing to Pay Hospices for Nursing Home Room and Board

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Stymied Medicaid reimbursement for nursing home room and board could threaten access to care for hospice patients in California and possibly other states. The issue centers around patients in nursing homes who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. We need to get this fixed.

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The Senior Living Opportunity for Hospices

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My generation, baby boomers, were not going to a nursing home. The nonprofit provides home care, hospice, advance care and supportive and palliative care across northern Florida and southern Georgia. In 2022, more than 907,000 Medicare hospice decedents were older than 85, out of 1.7

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The Nexus Between Palliative Care and PACE Programs

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PACE programs offer a comprehensive approach to care for participants who meet certain eligibility criteria, mainly to seniors who have significant medical and non-medical needs to help them age in place and avoid the hospital or nursing homes. Most PACE participants are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S.

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‘NEXT STEPs’ Program Focuses on Enhancing Nursing Homes Services, Including Palliative Care

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This is particularly true for people living in the nation’s 15,000-plus nursing homes. The grant, spread out over a five-year period, will be put toward the team’s creation of a national network structure that seeks to include more nursing home residents in clinical trials. As the U.S. Dr. Kathleen T.

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Medicare Claims for Unrelated Services Put Hospices at Risk

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Medicare claims for unrelated services creates serious financial and legal risks for hospice providers — even if they are not the ones who sent the bill. During recent years, payouts for non-hospice services provided to Medicare beneficiaries have tipped into the billions. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Providers Navigate Fragmented Payment System To Bring Palliative Care to Patients

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has reimbursed palliative care through a fee-for-service model that only covers physician and licensed independent practitioner services, rather than the full range of interdisciplinary care. The United States lacks a robust reimbursement system for palliative care. Historically, the U.S.